28th December, 2006

Doug attended a special screening of PAN'S LABYRINTH at the ArcLight Theater in Hollywood, introducing the film, doing a signing for fans and wowing the audience with a Q & A!

18th December, 2006

After wrapping on FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER in Vancouver at 3am, Doug flew home to Los Angeles immediately to attend the Los Angeles premiere of PAN'S LABYRINTH at the Egyptian Theatre, along with director Guillermo del Toro, DP Guillermo Navarro and other members of the cast. See the pictures here

PAN'S LABYRINTH gains thirteen - yes, thirteen - nominations at the Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Guillermo del Toro), Best Actress (Maribel Verdu), Best Actor (Sergi Lopez), Best Cinematography (Guillermo Navarro), Best Original Screenplay (Guillermo del Toro), Best Make-up (DDT Efectos Especiales) and Best Original Score (Javier Navarrete). Congratulations!!!!

PAN'S LABYRINTH garners a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language film!!! Congratulations!!

15th October, 2006

Doug along with director/writer Guillermo del Toro, Director of Photography Guillermo Navarro and actor Ivana Baquero attended the U.S. premiere of PAN'S LABYRINTH, chosen as the closing film at the prestigious 44th New York Film Festival. See the pictures here

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is showing on October 25th through to Halloween, October 31st, 2006, at the Pioneer Theater, NYC ... AND ... DVD news!!! The film has secured a North American DVD distribution deal with Image Entertainment, and will be the one of the first films to go out under the Dark Horse Entertainment label; which is a new division of legendary Dark Horse Comics.

Doug has not one, but two films screening at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival in Catalunya, Spain - PAN'S LABYRINTH opens the festival on October 6th, and THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is showing on October 11th, 2006

The Mexican Film Academy has chosen PAN'S LABYRINTH to be Mexico's selection for Best Foreign Film contender at the 79th Annual Academy Awards!! Congratulations once more to Guillermo, Dougie, and all those involved in the making of this remarkable film!!

30th August, 2006

Doug and his wife Laurie joined an audience of family and friends at a special private screening of Guillermo del Toro's highly acclaimed PAN'S LABYRINTH , presented at the Newline Cinema Theatre by Picturehouse and hosted by Doug himself.

19th ~ 20th August, 2006

Doug will be in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to film promo scenes and a trailer for his upcoming film KNOCK KNOCK with dear friend Morgan Mead of Clothespin Films. He'll also be attending a signing on August 20th at the Great Escape DVD & Comic store in Bowling green from 4:pm to 6:00pm.

The news has broken that Universal Studios has picked up HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, and the film is set to begin shooting in April 2007, with locations in London and Budapest. Will Dougie return as everyone's favourite fish guy, Abe Sapien?? If he does, it will be as ALL of Abe, including the voice!! Watch this space!!!

20th ~ 22nd July, 2006

Doug and director Guillermo del Toro attended the San Diego Comic Con on Thursday 20th July from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Room 6CDEF, and brought the house down with a PAN'S LABYRINTH presentation to a packed audience of 2,000 attendees. They followed it up with a fan-beseiged signing session the next day at the Picturehouse PAN'S LABYRINTH booth! Pictures here

17th July, 2006

Doug attended the premiere of MONSTER HOUSE in Westwood, so here are a few pics of Mister J strutting his stuff on the red carpet! He also spoke to Staci Wilson of about.com, so why not check out the video here.

Doug is attached to a new indie film project, THE WAGER, directed and written by Judson Morgan, in which he plays a reporter!! Filming will begin later on this month. UPDATE: Doug began filming his role as seedy paparazzo Peter Bennett on 26th July, and wrapped on August 17th.

Watch out for Dougie on the E! FORBES 100 SHOW to be screened on the E! Network, 16th July, 7pm/8pm Central. More information here

7th July, 2006

PAN'S LABYRINTH has been chosen to open this year's FrightFest, the UK's premiere fantasy and horror festival. Guillermo del Toro will be on hand to introduce the film on August 25th at the Odeon West End cinema in London, and the screening will be followed by a Q & A.

6th July, 2006

Doug and director Guillermo del Toro will be attending the San Diego Comic Con on Thursday 20th July from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Room 6CDEF, and will be doing a PAN'S LABYRINTH presentation. AND ... Doug and Guillermo will be at the PAN'S LABYRINTH booth on Friday, 21st July from 11:30am to 1:30pm to sign autographs, so why not go along and say Hi?

Also, why not come along on Friday 21st at 10:30am and see the HELLBOY ANIMATED presentation - you never know who might turn up for that one ...

14th June, 2006

Doug attended the premiere of Adam Sandler's new film CLICK, and wowed the attending press photographers by doing a couple of stylish cartwheels on the red carpet!!! Check out the pictures here!!!

Doug attended SAC-CON in Sacramento, California, where he mingled with fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures. See pictures here, and read our on-the-spot Con report by Fan-Sapien Stephanie 'The Shadow Cat' Metz here

Doug has signed to play a 'Hillbilly' (as yet un-named) in Warner Bros' production, DUKES OF HAZZARD 2, directed by Bob Berlinger. He'll begin filming in Los Angeles on 28th June, 2006.

4th June, 2006

Doug and Guillermo del Toro attended the Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, CA., June 4th 2006 at 3:30pm to present PAN'S LABYRINTH and then do a Q & A. They showed the 'long' trailer to a packed audience, brought the house down during the Q & A and then signed autographs and mingled with fans for 4 hours afterwards!! See the pictures here.

27th & 28th May, 2006

PAN'S LABYRINTH had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, May 27th 2006. Even though the film lost out on the Palme D'Or, it garnered universal praise from audiences and the notoriously fickle Cannes critics alike. Here are a few reviews: Cinematical.com, Hollywood Reporter and from Variety. Our sincerest congratulations to director Guillermo del Toro and, of course, to Doug, whose dual performances as the titular 'Pan' and the creepy 'Pale Man' have astounded all who have seen the film.

16th May, 2006

Doug attended the premiere of SURF SCHOOL at the Westwood Crest Theater, Westwood, CA. Check out the pictures here of Dougie on the red carpet!!

9th May, 2006

News just in from our friend Guillermo del Toro over on DelToroFilms about a PAN'S LABYRINTH presence at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, CA., June 4th 2006 at 3:30pm:

Dougie and I will be there to introduce PAN to the audience. We will raffle an original production drawing and we will show the "long form" trailer which is almost 4 minutes long. We will answer questions and we will generally have fun. And, you know me, I´ll sign anything you bring - except a check or a contract!

GDT, May 1st, 2006

Doug has signed to play 'The Ratcatcher' in Brian Corder's independent production, CARNIES, and begins filming May 12th in Yucaipa, CA. Check out the official site here.

2nd May, 2006

Doug attended the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards at the Universal Hilton Hotel, Universal City, CA, then stayed to join other celebrities at the after-party.

Doug attended the Dallas ComicCon 7 in Plano, Texas, where he mingled with fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures. See images from both days here

20th April, 2006

PAN'S LABYRINTH has been accepted in competition for the coveted Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, May 17th ~ 28th, 2006! Congratulations Doug, Guillermo and all members of the cast and crew!!

4th April, 2006

Doug joined other celebrities at the Launch Party for Season 2 of the TV series MASTERS OF HORROR. See the pictures here

1st April, 2006

Doug attended the premiere of his new film, THE BENCHWARMERS in which he plays 'Robot # 7', the jowly robot butler. Check out the pictures here

26th March, 2006

Doug attended the premiere of hard-hitting HBO documentary DEALING DOGS, hosted by Kim Basinger and benefiting the charity 'Last Chance for Animals.' See Doug on the red carpet here

20th March, 2006

Doug attended a special screening of director/writer James Gunn's SLITHER at Mann's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, hosted by Cinefantastique Magazine, and was happy to pose for photographs on the red carpet. Check them out here

17th, 18th & 19th March, 2006

Doug attended the Wizard World Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where he mingled with fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures. See images from all three days here

1st March, 2006

Doug filmed a promotional trailer in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for a project in development, KNOCK KNOCK, with friend Morgan Mead of Clothespin Entertainment. See the trailer here, and some behind-the-scenes shots here

The trailer is intended as a hint of what the project is about and also to garner interest from investors and actors alike. If you have any further questions, please contact Morgan Mead

18th & 19th February, 2006

Doug attended the Haunt X Expo at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, where he had a great time meeting fans and signing just about everything! He also did a couple of great interviews with Toxic Shock TV and APSR Paranormal Talk Radio!

February, 2006

Doug's latest project, Mr. Escape, will premiere at the 1st Annual T.O.M. Film Festival in Los Angeles on 11th March, 2006.

31st January, 2006

Production began January 29th, 2006 on Comedy Central TV sit-com pilot, Gay Robot!!

27th & 28th January, 2006

Doug attended the Hollywood Collector's Show at the Hilton Burbank Airport Hotel and Convention Center, CA., See some pictures here

22nd January, 2006 ~ PLEASE NOTE!!!

The Chiller Theatre Toy Model & Film Expo at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Secaucus, New Jersey, has now been re-scheduled for June, 2006 - dates to follow in a couple of weeks.

16th January, 2006

Doug is back as Abe Sapien! No, not HELLBOY II - THE GOLDEN ARMY ... not yet ... but as the voice of Abe in the HELLBOY ANIMATED TV cartoon project! He's recording the voice this week.

3rd January, 2006

Doug will be attending the Haunt X Expo at the LAX Hilton Hotel, CA., on February 18th and 19th, 2006. He'll be attending both days subject to work commitments.

3rd January, 2006

Doug will be attending the Chiller Theatre Toy Model & Film Expo at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Secaucus, New Jersey, on January 28th and 29th, 2006. He'll be attending both days subject to work commitments.